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Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) has extended the current charter for the vessel Atlantic Guardian for a firm six months, with two additional three-month options and a flexible start-up date.

Island Offshore has agreed to a new 2 year contract for the SCV Island Pioneer with Ocean Mexicana SA de CV. The vessel has been working for OM

TAQA Bratani Limited has chartered the 2011 built UT 755L PSV “ FD Indomitable” for its next drilling programme with the John Shaw commencing 1st Quarter 2013.

GAC Maritime Security has entered into a strategic partnership with Mobile Defense Systems LLC to provide PirateFence anti-grapple razor wire to protect vessels from attacks by sea criminals.

A new container ship design featuring LNG-fuelled propulsion, optimised hull and efficient cargo handling demonstrates that vessels can be both environment-friendly and economic to operate.

On Thursday 15 November, the delivery of the 5,500m³ trailing suction hopper dredger, DCI DREDGE XIX, took place at Waalhaven in Rotterdam,

Market conditions for NORDEN in dry cargo and tankers sector in the third quarter of 2012 were significantly worse than in the same period last year.

Ships and offshore units are specialist structures with high requirements for efficiency and availability throughout their entire life cycle.

Statoil has extended the charter for “Stril Pioner” with two year-long firm contract from July 2013, with further two by two year options, Møkster announced.

Following a press release issued yesterday morning regarding an intended offer for Dockwise Ltd., Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V.

Stolt Tankers B.V., a subsidiary of Stolt-Nielsen Limited, announced today that it has reached an agreement with Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding

TCC agreed with Sumitomo Corporation as Contractor and Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. as Builder to build one vessel of D/W 76,500 M.T.

Representatives of POLSTEAM and Polish Register of Shipping met in the Polish Ministry of Transport, Construction and Maritime

Subsea 7 has signed a contract to build a new Dive Support Vessel (DSV). The new vessel will be delivered in 2015. This state-of-the-art

Romanian frigate ROS Regele Ferdinand, under command of the EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR), yesterday, worked in close co-operation with Turkish warship TCG Gemlik

A recent World Bank report ranked Kuwait in 36th place out of 155 countries in terms of the movement of goods and services through its ports

Yarmouth Coastguard has coordinated the response for two vessels working at offshore windfarms involved in separate incidents off the east coast of England on November 21.

Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has been awarded yet another important order as part of the ongoing Brazilian programme to build a number of drill units (DRUs) to serve its offshore oil industry.

German flagged vessel MV Hanjin Geneva ran aground on a sand bar at the entrance of Prince Rupert Harbour, Port Authorityreported yesterday.

With relation to the Contracts of Purchase and Sale of ships, entered into with the South Atlantic Shipyard (Estaleiro Atlântico Sul – EAS